Olea Medical® Named a Winner in the European Business Awards 2013/14

Olea Medical® from La Ciotat, France, was last night named the winner of Innovation in the final of the European Business Awards sponsored by RSM International at an exclusive awards ceremony held in Athens attended by businesses leaders, academics, media and political representatives from across Europe.

The ceremony, presented by RSM, a leading global audit, tax and advisory network and the European Business Awards, marked the culmination of a year-long journey for Olea Medical® which began with over 17,000 businesses back in early 2013 and ended with 100 Ruban d’Honneur recipients – ten finalists for each of the ten award categories – competing for the top prizes.

Fayçal Djeridane, CEO of Olea Medical®, recipient of the European Business Award for Innovation said: “At Olea Medical®, we have always believed that innovation is the key to success. We evolve into a very demanding field of activity where at the bottom line there is a patient putting his recovery hopes in doctors’ hands. Innovation is only useful as long as it serves these two individuals struggling for life: the patient and his doctor. We dedicate all our efforts to reach this major goal: improve diagnosis for life. These are not just words; it is the core or our mission at Olea Medical®. Being elected as the winner of the European Business Award for Innovation is a major accolade for our team, clients, partners, investors, and our country. It also strengthens our confidence in the choices and the decisions we make every day to push innovation further for the ultimate benefit of patients worldwide”.

Jean Stephens, CEO of RSM International, said: “The aim of these awards is to promote and showcase business excellence and to help to create a stronger European business community. The extraordinary entrepreneurialism, innovation and business success we see illustrated by this year’s winners shows what can be achieved in challenging market conditions. Olea Medical® is a credit to their country and we wish them every success for the future.”

Adrian Tripp, CEO of the European Business Awards said: “Our worthy winners in 2013/14 are the top ten companies that have excelled in their country and their industry. They are shaping the face of European business and ensuring Europe maintains its position as a leading player on the global business stage. Huge congratulations to Olea Medical® for their success. ”

Sponsored and promoted since its inception by RSM International, the seventh largest global accounting network with an extensive European presence, the European Business Awards is an independent awards programme designed to recognise and promote excellence, best practice and innovation in the European business community. It connects the best in European business, across borders, business size and sector and provides an active platform to inspire debate and shape future trends in the European business community.

In the 2013/14 competition, the seventh in its history, all EU member markets were represented plus Turkey, Norway and Macedonia and their combined revenue exceeded €1 trillion, generated profits of over €50 billion.

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About Olea Medical®:

Olea Medical® designs and markets innovative medical imaging applications that significantly improve diagnostic processes and treatment evaluation. Olea Medical® aims to become the leading provider of safe and accurate medical imaging software. More information at http://www.olea-medical.com

About the European Business Awards:

The European Business Awards recognises and rewards excellence, best practice and innovation. The competition is free to enter and open to organisations of all sizes and from any industry sector.
The European Business Awards programme serves three purposes for the European business community:

It provides examples for the business community to aspire to

It celebrates and endorses individual’s and organisation’s success

It provides an active platform for debate

About RSM International

RSM International is the lead sponsor of the European Business Awards and has sponsored the Awards programme since its inception.

RSM International is a worldwide network of independent accounting and consulting firms. RSM and its member firms are separate and independent legal entities. RSM does not provide accounting or consultancy services, all such services are provided by member firms practicing on their own account. The network’s total fee income of US$3.7 billion places it amongst the top seven international accounting organisations worldwide.

Member firms are driven by a common vision of providing high quality professional services, both in their domestic markets and in serving the international professional service needs of their client base. RSM is a member of the Forum of Firms. The objective of the Forum of Firms is to promote consistent and high quality standards of financial and auditing practices worldwide. http://www.rsmi.com.

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